PHOTOS: Search continues for missing AirAsia Flight 8501 near Singapore
December 29, 2014
Bags containing dead bodies of the passengers of AirAsia Flight 8501 are lifted to Indonesian navy vessel KRI Banda Aceh at sea off the coast of Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. Indonesian officials were hopeful Saturday they were honing in on the wreckage of AirAsia Flight 8501 after sonar equipment detected two large objects on the ocean floor, a full week after the plane went down in stormy weather. (AP Photo/Adek Berry,Pool) ( Indonesia Plane )
An Indonesian crew of navy aircraft CN 235 checks situation during searching for the missing airline AirAsia QZ8501 in Karimata Strait. Recovery teams have found two big parts of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the sea last weekend with 162 people on board, Indonesia's top search official said on January 3. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 536462001 )
Bags containing dead bodies are lifted onboard Indonesian Navy vessel 'KRI Banda Aceh' during search operations for AirAsia flight QZ8501 in the Java sea on January 3, 2015 at sea around Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. A massive recovery operation is underway in waters off Borneo to recover bodies and debris from the missing AirAsia plane. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Adek Berry - Pool /Getty Images) ( 460986496 )
Divers from Russian rescue team arrive at Iskandar airbase for searching the victims of the AirAsia flight QZ8501 crash on January 03, 2015 in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. A massive recovery operation is underway in waters off Borneo to recover bodies and debris from the missing AirAsia plane. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Oscar Siagian/Getty Images) ( 460986844 )
Indonesian Navy personnel prepare for the rescue operation of AirAsia flight QZ8501at the Indonesian Naval Aviation Base Juanda on January 3, 2015 in Surabaya, Indonesia. A massive recovery operation is underway in waters off Borneo to recover bodies and debris from the missing AirAsia plane. A total of 30 bodies were found until today. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 460987156 )
Indonesian Navy personnel prepare for the rescue operation of AirAsia flight QZ8501at the Indonesian Naval Aviation Base Juanda on January 3, 2015 in Surabaya, Indonesia. A massive recovery operation is underway in waters off Borneo to recover bodies and debris from the missing AirAsia plane. A total of 30 bodies were found until today. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 460987178 )
Indonesian Navy personnel prepare for the rescue operation of AirAsia flight QZ8501at the Indonesian Naval Aviation Base Juanda on January 3, 2015 in Surabaya, Indonesia. A massive recovery operation is underway in waters off Borneo to recover bodies and debris from the missing AirAsia plane. A total of 30 bodies were found until today. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 460987194 )
Indonesian Navy personnel prepare for departure for the rescue operation of AirAsia flight QZ8501at the Indonesian Naval Aviation Base Juanda on January 3, 2015 in Surabaya, Indonesia. A massive recovery operation is underway in waters off Borneo to recover bodies and debris from the missing AirAsia plane. A total of 30 bodies were found until today. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 460987232 )
Sisters of Hendra Gunawan Syawal, victim of the AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crash pray near their brothers coffin at Adi Yasa funeral home on January 3, 2015 in Surabaya, Indonesia. A massive recovery operation is underway in waters off Borneo to recover bodies and debris from the missing AirAsia plane. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 460987812 )
Indonesian Navy personnel carry a plastic bag containing the dead body of a passenger of AirAsia Flight 8501 at sea off the coast of Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. Indonesian officials were hopeful Saturday they were honing in on the wreckage of the flight after sonar equipment detected two large objects on the ocean floor, a full week after the plane went down in stormy weather. (AP Photo/Adek Berry, Pool) ( Indonesia Plane )
Workers carry the coffin of Meiji Thejakusuma, victim of AirAsia flight QZ8501 crash at Adi Yasa funeral home on January 3, 2015 in Surabaya, Indonesia. A massive recovery operation is underway in waters off Borneo to recover bodies and debris from the missing AirAsia plane. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 460987830 )
Russian rescuers unload gear from their Beriev Be-200 amphibious aircraft upon arrival to reinforce a search operation for the victims and the wreckage of the ill-fated AirAsia Flight 8501 at Pangkalan Bun Airport, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. Indonesian officials were hopeful Saturday they were honing in on the wreckage of the plane after sonar equipment detected two large objects on the ocean floor, a full week after the plane went down in stormy weather. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) ( Indonesia Plane )
Chief of National Search And Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) F. Henry Bambang Soelistyo is silhouetted by a projection showing a sonar image of one of the large objects detected on the ocean floor and believed to be part of the wreckage of AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. Indonesian officials were hopeful Saturday they were honing in on the wreckage of the ill-fated jetliner after sonar equipment detected large objects on the ocean floor, one week after the plane went down in stormy weather. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) ( Indonesia Plane )
Indonesian's Navy personnel prepare the dead bodies of the passengers of AirAsia Flight 8501, on Indonesian navy vessel KRI Banda Aceh, to transfer them by helicopters at sea off the coast of Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. Indonesian officials were hopeful Saturday they were honing in on the wreckage of AirAsia Flight 8501 after sonar equipment detected two large objects on the ocean floor, a full week after the plane went down in stormy weather. (AP Photo/Adek Berry, Pool) ( Indonesia Plane )
Indonesian Navy officers of helicopter Bell-420 evacuate dead bodies onboard Indonesian Navy vessel 'KRI Banda Aceh' during search operations for AirAsia flight QZ8501 in the Java sea on January 3, 2015. Recovery teams have found two big parts of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the sea last weekend with 162 people on board, Indonesia's top search official said on January 3. AFP PHOTO / POOL / ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images ( 536458258 )
Indonesian officers carry coffins with the remains of passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8501 before being sent to Surabaya, in Pangkalan Bun on January 3, 2015. Recovery teams have found two big parts of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the sea last weekend with 162 people on board, Indonesia's top search official said on January 3. AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images ( 536459477 )
AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes gestures as Indonesian President Joko Widodo (not in picture) addresses the media after meeting with family members of passengers onboard the missing Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501, at the Juanda International Airport in Surabaya on December 30, 2014. The hunt for a missing AirAsia passenger plane appeared over on December 30 as wreckage and bodies were spotted at sea off Indonesia, prompting raw scenes of emotion from sobbing relatives of the 162 people aboard. MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images ( 536415644 )
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (C) leaves after meeting with family members of passengers onboard the missing Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501, at the Juanda International Airport in Surabaya on December 30, 2014. The hunt for a missing AirAsia passenger plane appeared at an end December 30 as wreckage and bodies were spotted at sea off Indonesia, prompting raw scenes of emotion from sobbing relatives of the 162 people aboard. JUNI KRISWANTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 536415713 )
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (C) speaks during press conference at AirAsia crisis center Juanda International Airport on December 30, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Indonesian officials have confirmed that debris and dead bodies that have been sighted in the Java Sea are from the AirAsia flight QZ8501 that went missing on Sunday. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 460906824 )
A member of the Indonesian air force carries an item retrieved from the Java sea during search and rescue operations for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan on December 30, 2014. The hunt for a missing AirAsia passenger plane appeared over on December 30 as wreckage and dozens of bodies were spotted at sea off Indonesia, prompting raw scenes of emotion from sobbing relatives of the 162 people aboard. BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images ( 536414272 )
Relatives of passengers of the missing AirAsia Flight 8501 react upon seeing the news on television about the findings of bodies on the waters near the site where the jetliner disappeared, at the crisis center at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. Bodies and debris seen floating in Indonesian waters Tuesday, painfully ended the mystery of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the Java Sea and was lost to searchers for more than two days. (AP Photo/Trisnadi) ( Indonesia Plane )
Relatives of passengers of the missing AirAsia Flight 8501 react upon seeing the news on television about the findings of bodies on the waters near the site where the jetliner disappeared, at the crisis center at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. Bodies and debris were seen floating in Indonesian waters Tuesday, painfully ended the mystery of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the Java Sea and was lost to searchers for more than two days.(AP Photo/Trisnadi) ( APTOPIX Indonesia Plane )
Relatives of passengers on AirAsia flight QZ 8501 is receives medical attention as he collapses at the breaking news of debris and bodies being found on December 30, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Debris and dead bodies have reportedly been sighted in the Java Sea during search operations for the missing AirAsia flight QZ 8501. AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 460903256 )
A crew member of Indonesian Navy CN-235 airplane prays prior to the start of a search operation for the missing AirAsia flight 8501 at the airport in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Island, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. Six bloated bodies and debris seen floating in Indonesian waters Tuesday painful ended the mystery of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the Java Sea and was lost to searchers for more than two days. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) ( Indonesia Plane )
Relatives of passengers on AirAsia flight QZ 8501 react to the breaking news of debris and bodies being found on December 30, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Debris and dead bodies have reportedly been sighted in the Java Sea during search operations for the missing AirAsia flight QZ 8501. AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 460903260 )
Relatives of passengers on AirAsia flight QZ 8501 react to the breaking news of debris and bodies being found on December 30, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Debris and dead bodies have reportedly been sighted in the Java Sea during search operations for the missing AirAsia flight QZ 8501. AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 460903262 )
Family members of passengers onboard the missing Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501 react after watching news reports showing an unidentified body floating in the Java sea, inside the crisis-centre set up at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya on December 30, 2014. Items resembling an emergency slide, plane door and other objects were spotted during a aerial search on December 30 for the missing AirAsia plane, according to information from the flight on which AFP was aboard. MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images ( 536417149 )
Indonesian Navy airmen search the waters near Bangka Island for debris from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 in a navy fixed wing patrol craft near Bangka Island, Indonesia. Indonesian officials confirmed that debris found off the coast of Kalimantan is from AirAsia QZ8501 which was carrying 162 passengers when it disappeared mid-flight. (Photo by Ed Wray/Getty Images) ( 460907026 )
A relative of a passenger joins members of the search team as they look out over the waters of the Java Sea near Pangkalan Bun, Kalimantan on December 30, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Debris and dead bodies have reportedly been sighted in the Java Sea during search operations for the missing AirAsia flight QZ 8501. AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) ( 460906512 )
A member of the Indonesian military reads a map during a search and rescue (SAR) mission over the waters of the Java Sea near Pangkalan Bun, Kalimantan on December 30, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Debris and dead bodies have reportedly been sighted in the Java Sea during search operations for the missing AirAsia flight QZ 8501. AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) ( 460906520 )
Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik gives the final touches to his sand sculpture portraying two missing aircraft, Air Asia QZ8501 and Malayasia Airlines MH370 on Golden Sea Beach at Puri, some 65 kms east of Bhubaneswar on December 29, 2014. An AirAsia Airbus plane with 162 people on board went missing en route from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore early on December 28, officials and the airline said, in the third major incident to affect a Malaysian carrier this year. AFP PHOTO/STRSTRDEL/AFP/Getty Images ( 536405529 )
A crew of an Indonesian Air Force C-130 airplane of the 31st Air Squadron scans the horizon during a search operation for the missing AirAsia flight 8501 jetliner over the waters of Karimata Strait in Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which an AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) ( Indonesia Plane )
People watch as an AirAsia plane (C) taxis on the tarmac after landing at terminal 1 at Changi international airport in Singapore on December 29, 2014. Shares in AirAsia, Southeast Asia's biggest budget airline, lost more than seven percent in morning trading on December 29 in Kuala Lumpur after one of its jets, AirAsia flight QZ8501, disappeared on December 28 with 162 people on board. MOHD FYROL/AFP/Getty Images ( 536401220 )
An aerial view of Belitung, the search area for missing AirAsia plane QZ8501 on December 29, 2014 in Belitung, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Oscar Siagian/Getty Images) ( 460887388 )
This photo taken by the Lianhe Zaobao newspaper and made available on December 29, 2014 shows Republic of Singapore Air Force personnel (RSAF) servicemen on board a C-130 aircraft participating in the search and locate (SAL) operation for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at sea. The AirAsia plane with 162 people on board went missing en route from Indonesia to Singapore early on December 28, officials and the airline said, in the third major incident to affect a Malaysian carrier this year. AFP PHOTO/KWONG KC /Lianhe Zaobao ( 536403800 )
Indonesian search and rescue team take a rest during search and rescue operation on December 29, 2014 in Belitung, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Oscar Siagian/Getty Images) ( 460887104 )
Members of Indonesia's Marine Police hold a briefing on board a search and rescue craft prior to their heading out to sea to search for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, at Pangkal Pinang port in Sumatra Island, Monday Dec. 29, 2014 in Indonesia. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) ( Indonesia Plane )
An official from Indonesia's national search and rescue agency in Medan, North Sumatra points at his computer screen to the position where AirAsia flight QZ8501 went missing off the waters of Indonesia on December 28, 2014. The AirAsia Airbus plane with 162 people on board went missing en route from Indonesia to Singapore early on December 28, officials and the airline said, in the third major incident to affect a Malaysian carrier this year. SUTANTA ADITYA/AFP/Getty Images ( 536391895 )
Electronic sign boards instructing relatives and next-of-kin to gather at a holding area are placed in various places at the Changi International Airport where AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Surabaya was scheduled to land, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 in Singapore. An AirAsia plane with 162 people on board lost contact with ground control on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from a provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore. The two countries immediately launched a search and rescue operation but there was no word on the plane's whereabouts more than six hours after it went missing. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) ( Singapore Indonesia Plane )
An electronic kiosk providing flight information shows the status for AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore as "Ask Airline," Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 at the Changi International Airport in Singapore. An AirAsia plane with more than 160 people on board lost contact with ground control on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from a provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore. The two countries immediately launched a search and rescue operation but there was no word on the plane's whereabouts more than six hours after it went missing. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) ( Singapore Indonesia Plane )
Director general of civil aviation Djoko Murjatmodjo (C) briefs journalists during a press conference in Jakarta on December 28, 2014, after Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501 went missing. An AirAsia plane with 162 people on board went missing in bad weather en route from Indonesia to Singapore the morning of December 28, the airline said, in the third crisis for a Malaysian carrier this year. BIMA SAKTI/AFP/Getty Images ( 536391269 )
In this Nov 26, 2014 photo, AirAsia Airbus A320-200 passenger jets are seen on the tarmac at low cost terminal KLIA2 in Sepang, , Malaysia. An AirAsia plane with 161 people on board lost contact with ground control on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014, while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from a provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore, and search and rescue operations were underway. The planes in this photo are not the plane that went missing while flying from Indonesia to Singapore but one of the same models. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) ( Malaysia Indonesia Plane )
Chief Executive Officer AirAsia Group Tony Fernandes (C) attends a press conference on search efforts for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 460884976 )
Relatives of the passengers on board the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that went missing on March 8, 2014 stand near a TV showing a live broadcast of the missing AirAsia Flight 8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, during their year-end gathering at a house in Beijing, China Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. In the third air incident connected to Malaysia this year, an AirAsia plane disappeared Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from Indonesia's second-largest city for Singapore. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ( China Indonesia Plane News Guide )
This handout photograph taken and released by the Indonesian President's Office on December 29, 2014, shows Indonesian President Joko Widodo (C), accompanied by Soelistyo (C/R), the head of Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency, and Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security Tedjo Edhy Purdijatno (C/L), as he speaks to journalists about missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at a press conference in Jakarta. International search planes and ships scouring Indonesian waters for the missing AirAsia plane focused on December 29, on a patch of oil for possible clues, as a top official warned the aircraft was likely at the bottom of the sea. AFP PHOTO / EDI / PRESIDENTIAL PALACE ( 536405574 )
Relatives of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8501 comfort each other at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. The AirAsia plane with 161 people on board lost contact with ground control on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from a provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore, and search and rescue operations were underway. (AP Photo/Trisnadi) ( Indonesia Plane )
Family members of AirAsia QZ8501 passengers wait for news at the crisis centre at Djuanda international airport on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Oscar Siagian/Getty Images) ( 460887164 )
Family members of passengers of missing Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501 gather at Juanda international airport in Surabaya in East Java on December 28, 2014 hours after the news the flight went missing. The AirAsia Airbus plane with 162 people on board went missing en route from Indonesia to Singapore early on December 28, officials and the airline said, in the third major incident to affect a Malaysian carrier this year. JUNI KRISWANTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 536390962 )
One of relatives and next-of-kin of passengers on the AirAsia flight QZ8501 wipes tears as she awaits the latest news on the search of the missing jetliner at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which an AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) ( Indonesia Plane )
Family members of AirAsia QZ8501 passengers wait for news at the crisis centre at Djuanda international airport on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Oscar Siagian/Getty Images) ( 460887166 )
Family members of passengers from missing Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501 gather at the airport in Surabaya, East Java, on December 29, 2014. The AirAsia plane which went missing with 162 people on board en route for Singapore is likely at the bottom of the sea, Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency chief said on December 29. JUNI KRISWANTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 536401796 )
Relatives of the passengers onboard AirAsia flight QZ8501, check the plane's manifest at a crisis center set up by local authority at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. The AirAsia plane with over 160 people onboard, lost contact with ground control on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from the provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi) ( Indonesia Plane )
Family members of passengers of missing Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501 gather at Juanda international airport in Surabaya in East Java on December 28, 2014 hours after the news the flight went missing. The AirAsia Airbus plane with 162 people on board went missing en route from Indonesia to Singapore early on December 28, officials and the airline said, in the third major incident to affect a Malaysian carrier this year. JUNI KRISWANTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 536391072 )
Family members of passengers from missing Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501 gather at the airport in Surabaya, East Java, on December 29, 2014. The AirAsia plane which went missing with 162 people on board en route for Singapore is likely at the bottom of the sea, Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency chief said on December 29. JUNI KRISWANTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 536401779 )
A sign board instructing relatives and next-of-kin of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8501 to gather at a holding area is placed at the Changi International Airport where the flight from Surabaya was scheduled to land, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 in Singapore. An AirAsia plane with 162 people on board lost contact with ground control on Sunday while flying over the Java Sea after taking off from a provincial city in Indonesia for Singapore. The two countries immediately launched a search and rescue operation but there was no word on the plane's whereabouts more than six hours after it went missing. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) ( Singapore Indonesia Plane )
A lady (C) who said she was a relative of a passenger travelling on the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 walks out from the holding area at Terminal 1 of Singapore's Changi Airport on December 28, 2014. Rescuers scoured the Java Sea on December 28 for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people which went missing in bad weather en route from Indonesia to Singapore, in the third crisis for a Malaysian carrier this year. MOHD FYROL/AFP/Getty Images ( 536392564 )
A lady (C) who said she was a relative of a passenger travelling on the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 is interviewed by the media at Terminal 1 of Singapore's Changi Airport on December 28, 2014. Rescuers scoured the Java Sea on December 28 for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people which went missing in bad weather en route from Indonesia to Singapore, in the third crisis for a Malaysian carrier this year. MOHD FYROL/AFP/Getty Images ( 536392557 )
Chief Executive Officer AirAsia Group Tony Fernandes (C) speaks during a press conference on search efforts for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 460884978 )
An AirAsia plane is parked on the tarmac at terminal 1 at Changi international airport in Singapore on December 29, 2014. Shares in AirAsia, Southeast Asia's biggest budget airline, lost more than seven percent in morning trading on December 29 in Kuala Lumpur after one of its jets, AirAsia flight QZ8501, disappeared on December 28 with 162 people on board. MOHD FYROL/AFP/Getty Images ( 536401193 )
Indonesia's Vice President Jusuf Kalla (C) attends to a press conference on search efforts for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 460884962 )
Juanda International Airport officials, Indonesian army officials, and search and rescue team officers hold a press conference on search efforts for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at the crisis centre of Juanda International Airport Surabaya on December 29, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) ( 460881806 )
A search and rescue officer points to a co-ordination map of Indonesia at the crisis center set up by local authorities in search of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Trisnadi Marjan) ( Indonesia Plane )
A crew of an Indonesian Air Force C-130 airplane of the 31st Air Squadron looks out of the window during a search operation for the missing AirAsia flight 8501 jetliner over the waters of Karimata Strait in Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. The Airbus A320-200 vanished Sunday morning in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) ( Indonesia Plane )
Crew of Indonesian Air Force C-130 airplane of the 31st Air Squadron scan the horizon during a search operation for the missing AirAsia flight 8501 jetliner over the waters of Karimata Strait in Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Search planes and ships from several countries on Monday were scouring Indonesian waters over which the AirAsia jet disappeared, more than a day into the region's latest aviation mystery. Flight 8501 vanished Sunday in airspace thick with storm clouds on its way from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) ( Indonesia Plane )
An aerial view of Belitung, the search area for missing AirAsia plane QZ8501 on December 29, 2014 in Belitung, Indonesia. AirAsia announced that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore, with 162 people on board, lost contact with air traffic control at 07:24 a.m. local time on December 28. (Photo by Oscar Siagian/Getty Images) ( 460887284 )
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